GORDON'S AP GOVERNMENT



Chapter 16 – THE MEDIAExplain the significance of the Zenger trial on establishing the importance of a free press in the American political system – Explain how the media acts as a linkage institution – Describe the responsibility of the Government Printing Office – Explain how the Associated Press changed and expanded on the delivery of news – Describe the role of investigative reporting in both the private and public sector – Explain how radio and television altered the way Americans received the news – Explain how the first presidential televised debate between Kennedy and Nixon demonstrated the impact of television on politics – Compare the news broadcast by the Big Three Networks with the news broadcast by Cable News – Describe the effect on the masses – Describe positive and negative effects of the shift from print to electronic journalism – Explain how social media has affected how individuals acquire their news – Explain how politicians use the press to their advantage – Explain how politicians view the press in an adversarial fashion – Describe the impact of a sound bite – Describe the role of C-SPAN – Describe the role of each of the following in the relationship between the president and the press: Press secretarypress conferencesWhite House press corpExplain why cameras are not allowed in federal courts – Explain why it is important to distinguish between fact and opinion in news reporting – Explain how the media plays the role of scorekeeper (use the term “Horse-race journalism” in your response) – Explain how scorekeeping is bad for the electorate – Describe the bandwagon effect – Do you think this is a common practice? Why or why not? – Explain how the news media acts as a gatekeeper – Explain how the news media acts as a watchdog – Explain how the coverage of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal affected the relationship that the electorate had with the press – Describe the tactic of narrowcasting – Describe the result of eliminating the fairness doctrine – Describe the role of the FCC – Explain how Fox News stands out among other cable news outlets – Describe each of the four factors that affect the quality of public debate and level of political knowledge:Increased media choices – Ideologically oriented programming – Consumer-driven media – Credibility of news sources – ................
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